Time to get fit... for any challenge!

 

 

Time to get fit and be ready for the summer. Physical exercise, healthy routines, balanced diets... We have no time to lose if we want to look suitable for our summer clothes, swimsuits...

 

Actually, we should always care about our health all the year long. It is not just a summer matter! The healthier you are, the better quality of life you will have.

 

BREAKING NEWS ABOUT YOUR B1 EXAMS IN ENGLISH... 

Remember that after Easter the time will come for you to register at the Language School in Motril for your B1 exams as a freelance student!!!  I believe you can do everything on line.

Here's the link:   https://eoimotril.org/modalidad-libre/ 

New section in BBC Learning English... EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS:    Hello, what's your name?  

 

Learning English Grammar ("It was as if ..." ,  "it was as though... " , "it seemed like..."):   An interesting sight  (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    What if 'With or Without You' was an Irish Folk Song? by U2. And it is a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

The English We Speak:   Got you  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  phrases with LEAVE  (BBC Learning English)

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  Learning English from the News: Trump's unproven autism claim  (BBC Learning English) 

  
  

• Office English:  Describing your job  (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Weight loss drugs  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

Weight-loss drugs could prevent fatal complications from heart attacks, UK study finds (The Guardian)

India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight (BBC News)

Billions made from weight-loss injections (DW)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

• in 1º ESO...  

REVISION EXERCISES

Make the sentences interrogative and complete the following sentences in the negative:

1. We study English at school.   ________________________? ________________ German at school.

2. Tom Cruise is American.  ___________________________? __________________ from Brazil.

3. James likes playing football.  ________________________? ____________________ English at all. 

4. My mother has got a big car. ____________________? _________________________ a motorbike.

5. We are studying English. ________________________? _________________________ German.

6. Trains go faster than motorbikes. ________________________? _________________ than a Ferrari.

7. We have got a new French teacher. ___________________? ________________ English teacher.

8. Albert has cereals for breakfast. ________________________ ? ___________________ any tea.

9. I'm listening to the radio. _______________________? _______________________ watching TV.

10. They read Sinbad. ___________________? __________________________ Braveheart.

27. Rewrite these sentences in their right order.

1. does Wagner work where Mrs?  ______________________________

2. fast does George like cars? ________________________

3. eating girl that what is? ____________________

4. for does what wife breakfast have your usually?  ___________________________

28. Tell a friend what the members of your family "están haciendo" now and what they "van a hacer" this afternoon.

______________________________

______________________________

29. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Penny (play) ____________ the guitar a lot when she (be) ___________ young.

2. Last summer we (take) _____________ lots of photos.

3. We (watch) ____________ a very interesting  programme last night.

4. William Shakespeare (write)  ____________ many famous plays.

30. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets either in the negative or affirmative:

1. Beethoven ______________ drama; he ____________ music. (WRITE)

2. We ___________ fire; we only ___________ some smoke. (SEE)

3. Greek philosopher Socrates ____________ in Rome; he _________ in Athens.   (LIVE)

 

• in 2º ESO... Do exercise 2 on page 95.

 

Write follow-up questions for each sentence (there are many possibilities).

Example: “There was a terrible sandstorm in Egypt.”    

Possible answers: When did it happen? Were there many damages?  How long did it last?

 

 

• in 4º ESO... Exercises on Reported Speech:

 

D. REPORTED SPEECH. Have a look at the sentences, decide the appropriate verb to use ( ask , tell , offer, suggest ) and finish the sentence in REPORTED SPEECH.

“Shall we have a picnic?”   //  “Shall I open the window?”  //  “Bring me the newspaper”  //  “Could I have another biscuit, please?”  //  “Will you drive now?”

1. My friends ______________  _________ing  ______________________

2. The little boy _______________ for _________________________

3. Her boyfriend ______________ her to ____________________________

4. The student _____________  to ______________________________

5. My father ____________ me to ____________________________                         

60. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:

1. "I'm going out now", he said.

2. "I'll be home by nine", he said.   

3. "My young brother wants to be a football player", said Mary.   

4. "Who has been using my typewriter?", said my mother.   

5. "Don't do anything dangerous", said his wife.  

6. "Do you want to see the cathedral?", said the guide.

7. "Close the door", said Albert to Nick.

8. "Take these dictionaries to the English Department", said the teacher to the student.

61. REPORTED SPEECH. Put this dialogue into reported speech:

Arthur‑ What's the matter? Don't cry. Do you want to borrow my handckerchief?

Mary ‑ I'm sorry to be so boring. I haven't seen Bruce for the whole weekend. Did you see him?

Arthur ‑ Yes, I did.

Mary ‑ Where did you see him?

Arthur ‑ I saw him at the dentist's last Thursday.

Mary ‑ He didn't come for me on Thursday. There must be quite a simple explanation.

 

Arthur ...... and told her ..... . Finally he asked her .....

Mary ......  , but  ....    and asked him .....

Arthur answered .....

Then Mary asked him ....

And Arthur said ......

Mary said .... , but that .....

 

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

Learning English with Disney's  Elio  

 

 

 

 

Vintage tennis:  Vilas vs McEnroe  - Boca West 1981 - 03/12

 
 

 

Football Classics: Juventus vs Ajax  in European Cup Final in 1973